Garry Tonon can sure hold on to a grudge. In deed the son of the bjj legend Rickson Gracie, Kron Gracie has been on a MMA path for quite a while now yet Garry Tonon isn’t ready to give up on avenging his loss from 2013.
Kron Gracie famously rear naked choked Tonon on the occasion.
Here’s what Tonon wrote to one of the Rizin organizers:
@rizin_STAFF I spoke with one of your organizers, I’m offering to fight Kron for free in MMA. I’ll give up my purse to him or your event.
— Garry Tonon (@Garry_Tonon) January 24, 2017
Only to announce about an hour later:
Huge news! Coming soon!
— Garry Tonon (@Garry_Tonon) January 24, 2017
Tonon has certainly worked on the required skill set:
Which is no surprise given that he’s announced this about a year prior :
But this isn’t the only challenge he’s issued recently so it remains to be seen:
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